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An exposition upon the song of the blessed virgin Mary, called Magnificat Where unto…An exposicion vpon the songe of the blessed virgine Mary, called Magnificat Where vnto…
An exposition upon the song of the blessed virgin Mary, called Magnificat Where unto are added the songs of Salve regina, Benedictus and Nu[n]c dimittis. Translated out of latin into English by John Hollybush.An exposicion vpon the songe of the blessed virgine Mary, called Magnificat Where vnto are added the songes of Salue regina, Benedictus and Nu[n]c dimittis. Translated out of latine into Englysh by Ihon Hollybush.
Southwark : J. Nicholson, 1538
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Mark the words, she sayeth not yea her praises shall be spread abroad, yea her virtues ⟨image 31⟩shall be commended, that her virginity or humility shall be extolled, or that her excellent deeds shall be song and uttered with some song or ballad, but she doth only often repeat and say: that God hath looked upon her, and that thereby she shall be called blessed. And that is to give the honour and praise to God so holily and purely, that there is no thing more holy nor pure. And therefore pointing upon the beholding or looking upon of God, as with a finger she sayeth: Behold from hence forth now shall they call me blessed. That is, from the time that God hath beholden my vileness, I shall be called happy. Wherein not she, but the grace of God in her is praised: ye she is made little, and maketh herself little, when she sayeth that her vileness is looked upon of God. And for this cause doth she first advance her salvation, before she recite the works of God declared toward her, and attributeth the looking upon her vileness all together unto the sight of God.
Marke the wordes, she sayeth not ye hyr prayses shall be spred abrode, ye hyr vertues ⟨image 31⟩shalbe commended, that hyr virginite or humilite shalbe extolled, or that hyr excellente dedes shalbe songe and vttered wyth some songe or ballade, but she doth only often repete and saye: that God hath loked vpō her, and that thereby she shalbe called blessed. And that is to geue the honoure and prayse to God so holyly and purely, that ther is no thynge more holy nor pure. And therefore poyntynge vpon the beholdynge or lokynge vpon of God, as wyth a fynger she sayeth: Beholde from hēce forth novv shall they call me blessed. That is, from the tyme that God hathe beholden my vylenesse, I shalbe called happy. Wherein not she, but ye grace of God in her is praysed: yee she is made lytle, and maketh herselfe lytle, whan she sayeth that hyr vylenesse is loked vpon of God. And for thys cause doth she fyrste auaūce hyr saluacion, before she recyte the workes of God declared toward her, and attributeth the lokynge vpon hyr vylenesse al together vnto the syght of God.